The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-03-26

ed to continue her pastorate at an
advance in salary. Tuesday evening Rev.
Charles Conklin delivered fine address
on "Our Common Christianity" On
Wednesday Brs. J. Fl. Swan and B. f.
Monroe gave "The Layman's Testi-
mony" Thursday Rev. A. Fl. Laing, of
Joliet, delivered a magnificent address
on Universalism the Vanguard of HUI
man Progress" and the series was closed
Friday by Miss Chaplin, of Oak Park.
tendance at these meetings was good and
there was a literal revival of liberal
Christianity in this place.
M0nmOuth.-Re Mary Garard, of Nor
rison, preached in Urity church, Mon
mouth, March 6, both morning and even
ing, to a small but very appreciative au-
dience. She also spoke few words at the
gospel temperance meeting in the after
noon of the same day, with electric effect;
SO much so that she was urged by many
of those who heard her to speak again on
Tuesday in Monmouth W. @. T. y. Hall,
before the society and all others who
wished to hear her, which she did, also
with good effect. She also delivered an
address to the w. r. @. and G.. A. r., of
Monmouth, on Monday evening, March Z.
MOrrisOn.-Miss Garard writes: sour
work goes on pleasantly here. The ladies
of our parish gave me handsome "slum-
Der robe,' as a pleasant surprise for my
birthday, more highly priced because the
work of their own hands. Death has
been frequent visitor in our midst re.
Gently. We had three funerals from our
church in eight days; but one came with
in our immediate parish work"
MacOmb-Is thriving city of 1000
inhabitants, where we have a Universal.
ist church, now presided over by Rev.
George Crum, graduate of the theolog-
ical class of Lombard University in 1885.
Br. Crum's labors have been divided be-
tween the parish in Lafayette and Ma
comb the last year, preaching at each
place on alternate Sundays. Arrang-
ments have been made, however, under
which he will give his whole attention, for
the year to come, to the parish in Ma
comb. The church has been greatly
strengthened under his labors by several
additions to its membership and an in
crease in its revenues. There is Young
Peoples Society that meets every week
for literary and Bible study, and is in
Furnishing condition. The Sunday
school numbers about seventy scholars
and is also f1ourishing. Every depart,
ment of church work is moving steadily
forward, and people and pastor are en-
couraged. A pleasant harmony prevails
that betokens the Christian spirit. A
series of evening meetings are in prog
ress which are well attended and promise
good results.
Br. Crum is the happy possessor of
those qualifications enumerated by Paul
as necessary to bishop" Blameless,
the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober,
OF good behavior, given to hospitality,
apt to teach, not given to wine, no strik-
or, not greedy OF filthy lucre, patient, not
a brawler, not covetous, one that ruleth
we'll his own house, having his children
in subsection with all gravity" He is
greatly beloved by his people and held in
great esteem as citizen among citizens.
Long may the pleasant union which we
note here ha continuad n n q
Galesburg. = On Sunday evening.
March ID, Beecher memorial services
were held in the Universalist church OF
Galesburg. There was large congrega-
ton present Rev. DR.. Crane selected ap-
propriate passages of Scripture. The
congregation sang the words of Whittier,
the Parting Here, the Greeting There"
to familiar tune. DR.. Crane then spoke
of "Beecher as a Man and Theologian."
After giving a biographical sketch he
said of Mr.. Beecher: His theology was of
the heart, not of the head, and he was
sometimes inconsistent. He was not
system builder. He was preacher, and
so made theology he could preach. The
old Calvinistio theology he could not
preach. He made holes in the old ark by
shooting out total deprayity," "atone-
ment," etc. The doctrine of endless mis-
cry troubled him early in the ministry and
he finally rejected the belief. But he
never became a Universalist. Denying
the belief in endless misery is not all
there is of Universalism. Universalists
are positive. They believe in the ultimate
"holiness and happiness of all mankind
Beecher believed that the law of retribu-
ton was eternal, but that retribution it.
self was not eternal. He believed in the
humiliation of the "unripe." He has
helped us (Universalists) but is not of US.
We commemorate this day for the work
he has done.
Prof. Lee spoke of "Beecher as
Preacher" His words would make over
three scores of volumes. Spurgeon speaks
of him as the most myriad minded man
since Shakespeare" Beecher speaks of
the "whole world as the preachers maya
zine," and good men as "the test OF good
preachers" He was not a great scholar
or specialist; no great preacher can be.
The true preacher is in sympathy with